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Read two to four stocks on the same scale — return, valuation and volatility in one table.

SelectedTodayYTD Return

AAPLApple Inc− 2.19%+ 18.44%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 1.86%+ 5.88%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc− 1.11%+ 7.29%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc− 0.71%+ 13.52%

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Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

AAPL+ 18.4%MSFT+ 5.9%GOOGL+ 7.3%AMZN+ 13.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	AAPLApple Inc	MSFTMicrosoft Corp	GOOGLAlphabet Inc	AMZNAmazon.com Inc
Return
Last Price	321.03	500.61	338.67	257.06
Daily Change	− 2.19%	− 1.86%	− 1.11%	− 0.71%
Period ReturnYear to Date	+ 18.44%	+ 5.88%	+ 7.29%	+ 13.52%
Valuation
Market Cap	$4.72 T	$3.72 T	$4.14 T	$2.77 T
P/E Ratio	36.80	27.89	17.01	20.68
Dividend Yield	0.51%	0.79%	—	—
Net MarginTrailing 12M	27.6%	40.3%	54.8%	17.4%
Risk
Beta	1.10	1.06	1.21	1.50
52-Week Range	225.95 — $344.57	349.20 — $553.72	226.11 — $408.61	196.00 — $287.20
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Communication Services	Consumer Discretionary
Industry	Technology	Technology	Media	Retail

Company

AAPLInformation Technology · Technology
MSFTInformation Technology · Technology
GOOGLCommunication Services · Media
AMZNConsumer Discretionary · Retail

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